OK, this is pure speculation, but I think it’s fair time to talk about it.

At the Mobilicity Christmas Party in early December, I had a chance to talk to to CEO Dave Dobbins about the company’s plans for 2011, and he was very excited. He said that they have a great lineup planned, including lots of Android devices. He also said the company is installing more towers in all of their deployed regions, including the GTA, to accomodate the anticipated growth and high data usage of their upcoming smartphone lineup.

Keep in mind, this was shortly after the company launched the Nexus One, which retails for $549+tax. The Nexus S wasn’t even a blip on the radar. But Dobbins was, with a wink and a nod, implying that the company would be investing heavily in Android. And why wouldn’t they? What better for a discount/contract-free mobile carrier than an open, free and customizable OS? They were already having trouble keeping the Nexus One in stores.

Mobile Syrup announced today that Samsung has confirmed the Nexus S will come to Canada. When the Nexus One was announced in March 2010 with a Rogers/Bell/Telus-compatible radio, they also began shipping the device to Canada (and worldwide) through their short-lived online store. When the store shut down to consumer (it’s still open to developers as far as I know) Mobilicity (and Videotron in Quebec) was, and still is, the only place to purchase the coveted phone.

The Nexus S as it is currently sold is only compatible with T-Mobile in the US, though it comes out of the factory unlocked and ready to be used on any AWS-compatible carrier. Currently, there are only four carriers on the planet that support AWS bands, and three of them are in Canada: T-Mobile, WIND Mobile, Mobilicity and Videotron. Out of the two available outside Quebec, both Mobilicity and WIND have shown an enormous interest in Android, with WIND releasing the Motorola XT720 and the Alcatel Tribe recently, and Mobilicity the Nexus One and Motorola Spice.

There will likely be a Rogers/AT&T-compatible Nexus S released in the future, like there was two and a half months after the initial Nexus One release. But what’s interesting about the Nexus S release in the States is that it is being sold exclusively by Best Buy, who refuses to ship the phone to Canada. You cannot buy the phone through T-Mobile retail stores.

Dave Dobbin stressed that they worked very, very hard to bring the Nexus One to Canada. I believe they are working equally hard to be the first Canadian carrier to bring the Nexus S here, too.

Hey, I could be wrong. But I hope not.